Improvement in ticket-holders



E. M. WRIGHTF Improvement in Ticket-Holders.

'Pat anted May 9 (mint fiat-a5 haunt dffia.

E. M. WRIGHT, ()F GASTILE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF-AND GARDNER HERRIOK, OF ALBION, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 114,740, dated May 9, 1871. v

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET-HOLDERS.

To all whom it may cancer-n:

, Be it known that I, E. M. WRIGHT, of ,Castile, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented an Improved Safe for Holding Postage'and Revenue-Stamps; and I- do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification-'- Figure 1 being a top view of the safe; Figure 2, a transverse section thereof.

- Like letters designate corresponding parts in both The safe consists of a hollow case, A, of cylindrical or other suitable form, and provided with a cover or delivering plate, B, formed of two thicknesses offmctal, with just space enough between them to allow a'singlc sheet or strip of the stamps to pass through the same.

This cover or plate may be hinged. to the case at one edge, 0, and have a catch, (1, at the other edge to hoid it in place.

The sheets or strips :0 a: of stamps are inserted through the space in the cover, and their inner ends are coiled up in the case, as indicated by red lines in fig. 2, while the outer end remains in the cover. I

The outer or'movable edge f of the cover presents the sheets or strips outward, and the inner edge 9 communicates with the inside of the case.

the remainder of the strips inside and unexposed, thusv enabling them to be kept safely and without injury. The advantages are obvious.

Thecase may have legs a a to support it, if to be kept on a desk or table; or, if it is to be portable, the legs-are to be dispensed with, and the case is to have a suitable form-and size to carry in the pocket.

What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecurc by Letters Patent, is-- The case A, provided with the hinged double cover I B, between the thicknesses oiwhich the ends of the stamp-strips are held and are drawn out as stamps are required, substantially as herein specified.

- E. M. WRIGHT.

Witnesses WM. W. BEAN, G. .S. Bmorr. 

